Reverse light may fail due to coating on the switch
- Defect
- Reverse light may fail due to coating on the switch.
- Remedy
- Replace the reverse light switch.
- Vehicles affected
- 1,543 WRX vehicles
- Built
- 25 Dec 2013 to 27 Oct 2021
- DVSA lists it as
- “WRX STI”
Safety recalls
Subaru WRX safety recalls
Every road vehicle recall DVSA lists for the Subaru WRX since 1992: what the problem is, how it is put right, how many vehicles it covers and when they were built. Newest first.
- Recalls since 1992 3 launched 2016 to 2022
- Most recent 7 September 2022 DVSA recall R/2022/259
- Recalls 2016 to 2025 3 launched in those ten years
- Busiest year 2016 1 recalls launched
Does a recall affect your Subaru WRX?
Not every Subaru WRX is affected. Each recall covers cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, which DVSA’s file does not list in full. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check with its registration, or ask the manufacturer or a dealer, who can check the VIN.
Subaru WRX recalls by year
Recalls launched each year, 2016 to 2026
2016 had the most, with 1. A count of recalls is not a measure of safety: one recall can cover a handful of cars or tens of thousands.
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’16 | 1 |
| ’17 | 0 |
| ’18 | 0 |
| ’19 | 1 |
| ’20 | 0 |
| ’21 | 0 |
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 0 |
| ’25 | 0 |
| ’26 | 0 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Every Subaru WRX recall, newest first
2022 1 recall
2019 1 recall
Silicone gas may seep into stop light switch housing and lead to a conduction failure
- Defect
- The vehicle’s brake lights may not operate properly.
- Remedy
- The brake light switch will be replaced on affected vehicles.
- Vehicles affected
- 6,975 across everything the recall covers
- Built
- 22 Jun 2010 to 22 Sept 2016
- Also covers
2016 1 recall
Engine may stall
- Defect
- The crack on air intake ducts could cause the engine rough idle lower the power and the engine stall. Engine may stall whilst driving. Possible safety hazard whilst driving in traffic
- Remedy
- Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and check date on air intake duct. Depending on finds the air intake ducts may have to be replaced.
- Vehicles affected
- 255 across everything the recall covers
- Built
- Build dates not given
- Also covers
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 3 recalls matched to this model | 15 September 2026 |
- Road vehicle recalls (DVSA numbers starting R/) whose model names match the Subaru WRX. DVSA records some recalls under a range or chassis name we cannot match, so this list may be incomplete.
- Vehicles affected is the number the manufacturer reported to DVSA. When one recall covers several models, DVSA often gives only the total.
- Build dates are the periods the manufacturer gave. Some recalls have none. VINs are not shown.
- Concerns written in capitals have been put in sentence case, and apostrophes lost in DVSA’s file have been put back. The text is otherwise DVSA’s.
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